CUNY Academic Commons | Todd Simpson | Friends Activity https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/members/tsimpson3/activity/friends/ Activity feed for Todd Simpson's friends. Sat, 01 Jan 2050 18:00:18 -0500 https://buddypress.org/?v= en 30 hourly 2 46ef5cbca181a0701efc2902ad3d4763 Judith Schwartz's profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1165133/ Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:57:11 -0400 76c20139d0508db05c726737ef3f7e02 Michael Waldman (he/him) joined the group Critical AI Literacy Interest Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1133341/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:14:46 -0500 2bb317a28cec1f6c2f2bf0f195f8e7c0 Michael Waldman (he/him)'s profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1133339/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:14:07 -0500 57e84eaef198ff0bd954356837b3553b Carl R. Andrews joined the group Critical AI Literacy Interest Group https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1080327/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:37:06 -0400 4f7304b71ff6f0ce406b1f4983ddadaf Carl R. Andrews joined the group LACUNY Reference Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1080325/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:35:54 -0400 483d7754aeef6b2f7123cb5132cd7e17 Carl R. Andrews joined the group LACUNY Instruction Committee https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/1080323/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 16:34:05 -0400 e341e6bef667630258328ef3438c5b23 Megan Wacha replied to the topic New SCRT Co-Chair -- Michael Kirby in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=131841 Thu, 29 Sep 2022 15:35:09 -0400 Congratulations, Michael! It’s been great working with you on Academic Works, and I’m excited to welcome you as the new co-chair!!

Meg

]]> e50d45aead193d86e15b9fed4d57aa7d Megan Wacha started the topic What is Climate Justice?: A pre-OA Week Conversation (Tomorrow! September 29th) in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/what-is-climate-justice-a-pre-oa-week-conversation-tomorrow-september-29th/ Wed, 28 Sep 2022 13:49:35 -0400 Hi Everyone! Climate justice is a new-ish concept for many of us, and SPARC is hosting a conversation to support folx as we prepare events in support of  this year’s Open Access Week theme. Whether you plan to host an event in October, or just want to get ideas for how open can be used to support a particular topic area, this conversation is for…[Read more]

]]> e159f440b1334adb39874acba68a8ced Scott Sheidlower commented on the post, Musical Chairs, on the site The Rolling Chronicles: Further Adventures of the Three Wheeled Librarian https://rollingc.commons.gc.cuny.edu/2021/02/10/musical-chairs/#comment-23265 Wed, 10 Feb 2021 15:57:12 -0500 NYC vaccinates out of cities who work in NYC. That may be some of those Jersey plates.

]]> ba22e6585a4778fc69270a763a2908d8 Megan Wacha replied to the topic Student Research with Human Subjects in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=105541 Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:56:38 -0500 Hi, Nancy,

Thanks for bringing this important question to this list! I suspect there is a lot of overlap, you might also try the list for Academic Works Coordinators at ACADEMICWORKS@listserv.cuny.edu. 🙂

As you know, once a student’s work is made public, it changes the nature of that work and classifies as “published” for the purposes of the…[Read more]

]]> fc453ea46adffd2bb334a61585720cd4 Megan Wacha started the topic Wiley acquires Hindawi in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/wiley-acquires-hindawi/ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:40:23 -0500 Dear fellow ScholCommies,

Wiley has just announced that it’s acquired Hindawi, a publisher originally based out of Egypt that has been an important player in the open access ecosystem. It’s troubling to see further commercial consolidation in this market, one which SPARC’s Heather Joseph notes as “eerily reminiscent of the pattern of mergers and…[Read more]

]]> a8d56cc1c9bd579cd78e26e79d170cab Megan Wacha (they/them)'s profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/732838/ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:30:31 -0500 3abf427710d203e73d282e9328fa04e1 Megan Wacha (they/them) changed their profile picture https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/732837/ Tue, 05 Jan 2021 16:29:31 -0500 0b8b80539e0374732530a0bbc0de8236 Megan Wacha started the topic Elsevier signs DORA, moves to make citations openly available in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/elsevier-signs-dora-moves-to-make-citations-openly-available/ Wed, 16 Dec 2020 15:25:19 -0500 After years of turning down requests from initiatives like I4OC, Elsevier has committed to making their citation data openly available via CrossRef and has signed the San Francisco Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA). The Elsevier press release is available at https://www.elsevier.com/connect/advancing-responsible-research-assessment, and an…[Read more]

]]> cc63e6728b3ab53d4fcfa0e26b494981 Scott Sheidlower and Brian Michael Foote are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/718738/ Mon, 16 Nov 2020 00:59:11 -0500 7a73ad5da4fd1d805e81a1b464f9f8cd Megan Wacha replied to the topic ShareYourPaper.org in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=101505 Thu, 29 Oct 2020 16:24:33 -0400 Hi Beth,

Shareyourpaper.org is a fantastic resource built with researchs’ needs in mind, and I’ve chatted with Joe to learn more about their data sources, etc. I’d love to see us implement this in the repository down the line, but it’s not feasible in our current environment. In the meantime, I share it as a resource in my faculty workshops and…[Read more]

]]> 91a12697bb1b1bef6926b3257994f06a Carl R. Andrews started the topic FW: [EXTERNAL] ▶️[WEBINAR] Putting the library in the center of scholarly communications in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable via email https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/fw-external-%e2%96%b6%ef%b8%8fwebinar-putting-the-library-in-the-center-of-scholarly-communications/ Tue, 20 Oct 2020 17:52:43 -0400 FYI

**Please excuse x-posting**

From: Ayana Walker <ayana.walker@exlibrisgroup.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 20, 2020 1:28 PM
To: Carl R. Andrews <Carl.Andrews@bcc.cuny.edu>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] ▶️[WEBINAR] Putting the library in the center of scholarly communications

CAUTION: This email originated from outside the BCC Campus. Do not click links…[Read more]

]]> fd19084782bb80d1d80f5c9b681a4ebb Megan Wacha started the topic Webinar: Technologies of Power and Control in Knowledge Infrastructures in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/webinar-technologies-of-power-and-control-in-knowledge-infrastructures/ Mon, 19 Oct 2020 18:48:29 -0400 Dear fellow roundtable members,

On Tuesday Oct 20th, 2020 from 5:00-7:00pm, the Knowledge Equity Lab will be cohosting a collaborative presentation and conversation on Technologies of Power and Control in Knowledge Infrastructures with members of Bioline International, KnowledgeGAP, and Reprising the Real World of Technology.

Run by Leslie C…[Read more]

]]> d4b18a709b80350789b1a8282efb428b Megan Wacha started the topic Virtual Workshop on Developing a Toolkit for Fostering Open Science Practices in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/virtual-workshop-on-developing-a-toolkit-for-fostering-open-science-practices/ Wed, 14 Oct 2020 16:18:40 -0400 Given the interest in open science expressed at our most recent meeting, I wanted to share  information about a free virtual public workshop offered as part of the public portion of the National Academies’ Roundtable on Realigning Incentives upcoming meeting. Details (including an agenda) in link below.

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Developing a Toolkit for Fo…[Read more]

]]> c8669f269f461953903ffe3b6939b58b Scott Sheidlower joined the group L.G.B.T.Q.I.A.C.U.N.Y. https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/707787/ Thu, 08 Oct 2020 18:37:48 -0400 c849333c86dcc75538ed3628a7f31aae Megan Wacha (they/them) joined the group DARC (Digital Archive Research Collective) https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/704501/ Wed, 30 Sep 2020 16:05:14 -0400 76eb982db2270f5729386cdbf3e949cb Megan Wacha (they/them) joined the group Anti-racism at CUNY https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/700040/ Fri, 18 Sep 2020 17:47:19 -0400 45ba590c68c2e3293a7e5b889bb5c2e3 Megan Wacha (they/them)'s profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/691081/ Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:58:27 -0400 52eef501f3df9d6075a3755319931c61 Megan Wacha started the topic Theme of 2020 Open Access Week has been announced! in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/theme-of-2020-open-access-week-has-been-announced/ Wed, 02 Sep 2020 17:46:55 -0400 Dear Colleagues,

On behalf of the OA Week Advisory Committee, I’m pleased to announce that the theme for Open Access Week 2020 is “Open with Purpose: Taking Action to Build Structural Equity and Inclusion” (full announcement below). I’m energized by this year’s focus on dismantling and offering alternatives to the racist, discriminatory, and e…[Read more]

]]> 121a2f541de99557da4b989a50e1e493 Megan Wacha started the topic ResearchGate and Wiley announce cooperation agreement in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/researchgate-and-wiley-announce-cooperation-agreement/ Wed, 06 May 2020 15:26:48 -0400 Hi Everyone,

ResearchGate and Wiley announced a cooperation agreement this morning:

ResearchGate, the largest professional network for researchers, and Wiley, a global leader in research and education, today announced a cooperation agreement to explore ways in which Wiley and ResearchGate can collaborate to better support the needs of…[Read more]

]]> 2b84c4da55bba13879d76f39c8a655f0 Megan Wacha started the topic Symposium on Wikipedia and COVID-19 in the forum CUNY Edits https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/cuny-edits/forum/topic/symposium-on-wikipedia-and-covid-19/ Tue, 05 May 2020 19:58:56 -0400 Dear Colleagues,

Wikimedia NYC is hosting an online event on Wikipedia and COVID-19 this coming Saturday, May 9th from 6 – 8PM. The event aims to answer questions the public may have about Wikipedia’s coverage of the pandemic. The event includes four speakers, all of whom are active contributors to the topic area on Wikipedia, but bring different…[Read more]

]]> 1e18204dadbe4887157f36591a1e9a44 Megan Wacha replied to the topic Knowable Magazine in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/?p=88940 Thu, 30 Apr 2020 20:57:36 -0400 Hi Beth,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention! What a difficult time to launch a new publication, but it looks like an interesting one. I always appreciate when publicly accessible research is put into publicly accessible language, as happens when journalists (or communications offices) pick-up open access research from faculty.

Very…[Read more]

]]> 99c284ebf98d9d6f1e16f00f98b1efa9 Scott Sheidlower created the group Disabled Faculty Network https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/638505/ Mon, 23 Dec 2019 22:24:53 -0500 57a35c217400ee8b21f5738c5a861b78 Judith Schwartz's profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/586606/ Mon, 26 Aug 2019 16:33:57 -0400 066c131d4a2a22509d73f95f2548fb6d Michael Waldman (he/him) joined the group CUNY Edits https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/580041/ Tue, 21 May 2019 19:23:41 -0400 e676dd6f80e444a7e0ab30782b815473 Megan Wacha started the topic FTC wins suit against OMICS Group in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/ftc-wins-suit-against-omics-group/ Tue, 02 Apr 2019 19:14:14 -0400 As many of you know, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued academic publisher OMICS Group for its deceptive practices in 2016. On Friday, the FTC won this suit and was awarded $50,130,811 in damages and a broad injunction on its practices. The full opinion is available at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eL0T3YeJ8bW4z5S9rNRB6X1bcbo-b1Rd/view

]]> 9e48931249a3e2ba3290d0e51404f5a3 Judith Schwartz joined the group CUNY Council of Chief Librarians: Agendas & Minutes https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/567746/ Sat, 23 Mar 2019 13:06:00 -0400 be9b1420e561a2c719114629a66698b5 Sarah Johnson, MLIS, LMSW changed their profile picture https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/536689/ Fri, 16 Nov 2018 18:22:54 -0500 f04802ffa22862e79dfce46784da5b25 Sarah Johnson, MLIS, LMSW's profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/536688/ Fri, 16 Nov 2018 18:19:32 -0500 e911cd3485dea9867280ac6241fce957 Megan Wacha started the topic Wiki Loves Pride in the forum CUNY Edits https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/cuny-edits/forum/topic/wiki-loves-pride/ Tue, 10 Jul 2018 14:28:48 -0400 I hope everyone is having a good summer! Wikimedia NYC is hosting a Wiki Loves Pride Edit-a-thon this Thursday, and, while not a CUNY event, I hope you’ll join us!

I am going to use this opportunity to continue adding Lambda Literary Award winners to Wikidata. If you haven’t tried out Wikidata before, I’d be happy to show you how to…[Read more]

]]> 614477bab33572e11ed773e15d65ed36 Sarah Johnson, MLIS, LMSW's profile was updated https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/509269/ Thu, 21 Jun 2018 23:24:17 -0400 80ebed6c19bcfd711a034376eba3a254 Carl R. Andrews started the topic LACUNY JFRR & PDC Spring 2018 Event in the forum LACUNY Professional Development Committee https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-professional-development-committee-437689528/forum/topic/lacuny-jfrr-pdc-spring-2018-event-2/ Fri, 04 May 2018 13:15:50 -0400 Hello all,

Here are the slides from Susanne Markgren’s presentation on writing. Please share widely with the librarians at your campus. https://docs.zoho.com/show/publish/0gw4j8f3afe9a7a6f45b3ba3ca0ae358496be

Best,

Carl R. Andrews

Reference & Instruction Librarian

Bronx Community College Library

2155 University Avenue

Bronx,…[Read more]

]]> b2a9ca7a8e218311eec1399934e73350 Carl R. Andrews started the topic ACRL/NY First Year Experience Discussion Group Meeting-Jump Start A Personal Lib in the forum LACUNY Professional Development Committee https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-professional-development-committee-437689528/forum/topic/acrl-ny-first-year-experience-discussion-group-meeting-jump-start-a-personal-lib/ Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:28:03 -0400  

ACRL/NY First Year Experience
Discussion Group Meeting

Spring 2018

Fri May 18, 2018, 9:30am-10:45am

Jump Start A Personal Librarian Program
at Your College!

Many Personal Librarian Programs are designed to help First Year Students succeed as they enter college. “Personal Librarians” are the points of contact with incoming students and they…[Read more]

]]> 0207c5dc704b7388406e1ed0dd6a7bcd Carl R. Andrews started the topic You're Invited: PSC Junior Faculty Development Day 2018 in the forum LACUNY Professional Development Committee https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-professional-development-committee-437689528/forum/topic/youre-invited-psc-junior-faculty-development-day-2018-2/ Wed, 11 Apr 2018 18:23:42 -0400 A Message from the Professional Staff Congress:

 

SAVE THE DATE!

Junior Faculty Professional Development Day:

How to Survive and Thrive at CUNY

 

Friday, May 4, 2018

10:30am – 3:30pm

PSC Union Hall: 61 Broadway – 16th Floor

The challenges newly hired faculty face can be daunting, but you don’t have to face them alone.…[Read more]

]]> 7525daa2d020a53c26e1ca7c8a4d3146 Michael Waldman (he/him) joined the group CUNY Council of Chief Librarians: Agendas & Minutes https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/498278/ Thu, 05 Apr 2018 20:40:51 -0400 02641cc88144229c180aea5978ef51b4 Barbara Gray created the event LACUNY Instruction Committee Roundtable on 5/24/2018 at 2pm at CUNY J-School in the group LACUNY Instruction Committee. https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/497797/ Thu, 29 Mar 2018 20:02:09 -0400 92d2330ac37c3cdcc3c26f1214d3bd82 Megan Wacha started the topic WikiWomen's Edit-a-thon at Queens College (March 28th) in the forum CUNY Edits https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/cuny-edits/forum/topic/wikiwomens-edit-a-thon-at-queens-college-march-28th/ Mon, 26 Mar 2018 19:06:27 -0400 This Women’s History Month, please join Queens College & Wikimedia NYC for a Wiki-Women’s Edit-a-thon on Wednesday, March 28th. We will be editing and creating articles on women, especially women of color, and particularly women in dance, literature, film, music, and the visual arts.

You need not have any prior knowledge of these subjects or any…[Read more]

]]> 354470c72b5e87202ce121c621c3489e Megan Wacha started the topic Introductions! in the forum CUNY Edits https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/cuny-edits/forum/topic/introductions-4/ Thu, 15 Mar 2018 22:36:17 -0400 Welcome to CUNY Edits! Since joining CUNY, I’ve been amazed at how many students, faculty, and staff, engage with Wikipedia as an editor and/or educator. This group was launched in order to connect Wikipedians within the CUNY-verse, whether seasoned editors, newbies, or those that just want to learn more.

Shall we start with a round of…[Read more]

]]> c4b8c0d562fadc9325840de7ddf0a787 Carl R. Andrews and Wanett Clyde are now friends https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/485491/ Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:16:44 -0500 5c76539489efc6c0ab5c5f6d603505be Megan Wacha started the topic Free webinar for library staff about why - & how - to add citations to Wikipedia in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/free-webinar-for-library-staff-about-why-how-to-add-citations-to-wikipedia/ Tue, 09 Jan 2018 22:19:59 -0500 Hi, All,

OCLC is offering a free webinar tomorrow as part of its recent efforts to engage more librarians with Wikipedia. The full announcement is below!

Best,

Megan

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You’re invited to join us for this free #WJwebinar! Please spread the word!

Citations Needed: Build Your Wikipedia Skills While building the World’s Enc…[Read more]

]]> c1d192e4108343c67774d76ab16ddbd6 Megan Wacha started the topic Wikipedia Day 2018 (1/14/18) in the forum Digital Humanities Initiative https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/cunydhi/forum/topic/wikipedia-day-2018-1-14-18/ Tue, 09 Jan 2018 03:32:09 -0500 You are invited to attend Wikipedia Day 2018 on Sunday, January 14th at the Ace Hotel in midtown Manhattan!

Part of Wikipedia’s global 17th birthday celebration, Wikipedia Day will include a mini-conference of scheduled panels as well as unconference style talks and discussions proposed by attendees on the day of the event. We are very excited to…[Read more]

]]> 501cd9e58fc3334085e08963e5440140 Carl R. Andrews started the topic The Sixteenth International Conference on Books, Publishing & Libraries in the forum LACUNY Scholarly Communications Roundtable https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-scholarly-communications-round-table/forum/topic/the-sixteenth-international-conference-on-books-publishing-libraries/ Thu, 14 Dec 2017 18:18:18 -0500 Hello all,

Some of you may already be aware of Common Ground Publishing Research Networks, they are currently accepting proposals for their  annual conference on Books, Publishing & Libraries; which takes place in Philadelphia at the University of Pennsylvania in July. The theme for this conference is “Communicating Values—Scholarly Com…[Read more]

]]> 5b7406c670eb8d99eebe716ae2f0cecd Megan Wacha (they/them) joined the group The Group for Group Admins https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/480566/ Fri, 08 Dec 2017 13:07:19 -0500 2559d821abd1f2f3fdeaf707decccfc2 Megan Wacha (they/them) created the group CUNY Edits https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/activity/p/480466/ Thu, 07 Dec 2017 02:41:24 -0500 f235f68a649f1356820f256edf13c249 Barbara Gray started the topic Minutes of 11/14/17 LACUNY Instruction Committee Organizational Meeting in the forum LACUNY Instruction Committee https://commons.gc.cuny.edu/groups/lacuny-instruction-committee/forum/topic/minutes-of-111417-lacuny-instruction-committee-organizational-meeting/ Mon, 27 Nov 2017 16:12:43 -0500 Minutes of 11/14/17 Organizational Meeting at 4:00pm:

Committee discussed need for sharing best practices on assessment. McGill’s Comprehensive Assessment Plan was recommended to fuel further conversation.

Agreed to start LACUNY Instruction Committee Assessment Best Ideas, a folder of our favorite assessment tools, instruments, methods, and t…[Read more]

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